Contributions from Adam Woodward | Little White Lies

Contributor Adam Woodward

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Review

Set Fire to the Stars

by Adam Woodward

This affec­tion­ate and uncon­ven­tion­al por­trait of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas sig­nals a great start for debut direc­tor Andy Goddard.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Nightcrawler

by Adam Woodward

A bug-eyed Jake Gyl­len­haal goes full Rupert Pup­kin in this emi­nent­ly creepy satire on the hys­te­ria of rolling TV news.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Fury

by Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt sur­veys the hor­rors of war a bust­ed-up tank in David Ayer’s soul­ful if uno­rig­i­nal tale of con­flict and brotherhood.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Women In Film

The new Ghostbusters movie is a false dawn for women in Hollywood

by Adam Woodward

Paul Feig’s all-female reboot is not quite the vic­to­ry for gen­der equal­i­ty it may appear.
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Review

’71

by Adam Woodward

Jack O’Connell con­tin­ues to impress in Yann Demange’s com­pelling take on The Troubles.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

You and the Night

by Adam Woodward

‘Oo-er Can­tona, say oo-er Can­tona…’ Yann Gonzalez’s frisky French romp is a feast for the senses.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Julianne Moore: ‘Hollywood isn’t there to produce interesting roles for actors’

by Adam Woodward

The star of David Cronenberg’s movie indus­try satire reveals how she’s defied the odds dur­ing her glit­ter­ing career.
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Review

20,000 Days on Earth

by Adam Woodward

Per­son­al feel­ings for Nick Cave will deter­mine enjoy­ment of this self-indul­gent rock doc.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Wish I Was Here

by Adam Woodward

Zach Braff stays on com­fort­able turf in this dram­e­dy about a man fac­ing the inevitabil­i­ty of death.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

by Adam Woodward

The sad untime­ly death of pre­co­cious inter­net maven Aaron Schwartz is the focus of this chill­ing doc.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect